⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 0:03 · CHA 42-27 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 10:51 · CHA 64-48 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 7:28 · CHA 91-68 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:04 · CHA 56-48 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andre Drummond flagrant foul type 1 (Al Jefferson draws the foul)
Q1 10:37 · CHA 6-2 DET
📊The numbers
| CHA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
